The Six Million Dollar Man
Taneha
TV Flash files “Taneha” as hour 29 of 101 in the TV Flash guide — The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978) on ABC, season 2, episode 16, aired 1975-02-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E16: listed hour 29 of 101 in the The Six Million Dollar Man guide, hour 16 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1975-02-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Return of the Robot Maker” (S02E15). Next is “Look Alike” (S02E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Steve Austin promises the sheriff of Kanab County to find and protect a rare and legendary cougar known as Taneha from a group of townsfolk intend on hunting down and killing the animal. He joins forces with a young girl E.J. Haskell, who has a personal vendetta against the wild cat.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Taneha sit in the The Six Million Dollar Man guide?
S02E16 is listed hour 29 of 101 — hour 16 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 16.
When did The Six Million Dollar Man S02E16 air?
Taneha aired 1975-02-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need the Cyborg novel first?
No. The ABC series is the pop version of Martin Caidin's book. The rebuild monologue and slow-mo action are the television language.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lee Majors's Steve Austin gets rebuilt better, stronger, faster, and slow-motion sound design becomes a national language. Martin Caidin's Cyborg as ABC family-hour cyborg adventure, Oscar Goldman handing missions, Jaime Sommers waiting in the wings. Bionic franchise origin, merch included.
We can rebuild him — better, stronger, faster — and the rebuild monologue is still the series' real opening credit. Lee Majors's Steve Austin, a barely surviving astronaut turned bionic federal operative, slow-mo'd through ABC's The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978), from Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, for five seasons and 101 hours. Kenneth Johnson's high-concept action made telescopic zoom vision and distinctive sound design a kids' gateway. Richard Anderson's Oscar Goldman handed OSI missions; Martin E.…
Filed against
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- Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers
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